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Lerwick · LerwickAmbition, operated by British-based Ambassador Cruise Line, is on an 11-night Easter British Isles discovery voyage. There are currently 149 cruise ships booked to visit between this weekend and mid-November. The current record at the harbour, set last year, saw 129 cruise ships visit the port — carrying 123,903 passengers.See the Story
Lerwick harbour to welcome first ship of the year ahead of busiest cruise season yet
Lerwick · LerwickMarie Leask runs Seabird/Seabirds & Seals: The Original Noss Boat Tours. She runs the business with her husband, Brian Leask, from Shetland. The couple have been running the business since 2007. The business has just won a Green Tourism Gold award.See the Story
Wildlife boat tours a sailaway success for nature-loving Shetlanders
Lerwick · LerwickFigures for 2023 include a 39% year-on-year jump in ferry passengers to 161,713. Cruise vessels brought in 123,903 visitors last year, up from 58,540 in 2022. The harbour also set a record for the tonnage of ships piloted in and out at 15,430,213 gross tonnes.See the Story
Record ferry and cruise passengers boost port business in Lerwick
Lerwick · LerwickStephen Tait, 41, is facing six charges of acting in a lewd, indecent and libidinous manner towards six young boys. All the offences are alleged to have taken place when Tait was working at Bells Brae Primary School in Lerwick. Tait’s accusers are now adults but were all aged between eight and nine at the time of the alleged offences.See the Story
Former Shetland teacher on trial for sex offences says six boys are lying
Lerwick · LerwickGlobal E&C has secured a new contract to engineer and build components for a new stabilisation facility at EnQuest's Sullom Voe Terminal. The multi-million-pound award will see the North Sea contractor deliver a range of services covering engineering, manufacturing and delivery of modular localised equipment rooms.See the Story
EnQuest picks Global E&C to work on new facilities at Sullom Voe
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